Our Mission

2010

Lewis Creek Association: Program Highlights 2010

This year Lewis Creek Association worked with LaPlatte Watershed Partnership, Addison County Riverwatch Collaborative, the Thorp Kimball Holmes Group, land trusts, schools, towns and others to promote community health in Champlain Valley towns. Friends of LCA celebrated LCA’s 20th birthday with Addison County Riverwatch Collaborative and LaPlatte Watershed Partnership at the Starksboro Town Hall. Our guest speakers Brian Chipman, Ethan Swift and Gretchen Alexander spoke about Brook Trout conservation in the Lewis Creek. Thanks to town support, consultants, water quality monitoring volunteers, and the State's LaRosa Laboratory, we continue efforts to use best available science to improve natural systems and water quality in the middle Champlain Valley watersheds (1000 square miles).

Program Highlights
Restoration and Conservation

Supported Monkton's Wildlife Road Crossing Project

Completed year two study -Thorp Kimball Invasive European Frogbit Removal

Worked on conservation agreements in Monkton, Charlotte, Starksboro, Ferrisburgh, Hinesburg

Education and Outreach

Upgraded the LCA website

Cosponsored a soils management and organic farming workshop in Charlotte

Cosponsored a stream erosion workshop in Ferrisburgh

Assisted towns with natural resource planning

Presented water quality and river assessment reports to towns, state and landowners